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House & Garden 
Appropriate 
Furniture for the 
Country House 
X hat the charm of its 
rustic environment may be 
Fully realized, the modern 
country house, with its 
many - windowed rooms 
and broad vistas of green 
[awn, requires fine dis- 
:rimination in the selec¬ 
tion of its furnishment. 
In this interesting es- 
^ tablishment, for two- 
score years devoted exclu¬ 
sively to Furniture there 
are gathered together 
those appointments which 
will impart to each room 
decorative distinction and 
a pleasing sense of appro¬ 
priateness. 
^ The reproductions and 
j adaptations of Old World 
Cabinetry on view here recall 
every notable epoch in Furni¬ 
ture history and include many 
unusual pieces not elsewhere 
retailed—available here, with¬ 
al, at no prohibitive cost. 
tf]| Suggestions may be gained from 
J de luxe prints of well-appointed 
interiors, sent gratis upon request. 
Grand Rapids Rirrature Company 
INCORPORATED 
34~36West 32~ St., New'^rk 
The Gay and Radiant Ladies of French Prints 
(Continued from page 82) 
by Duclos; ‘‘L’Amour,” “La Folie’ 
and “L’lndiscretion,” by Janinet, and 
finally, “La Soiree des Tuilleries,” by 
Simonet. 
The greatest collection of French 
prints in America is that of Mr. 
VVidener. It comprises about 500 
specimens and represents in value 
approximately $500,000. Many of the 
prints are of the greatest rarity, 
the wrath of the Revolutionists 
throughout France having consigned 
to the llames all but a very few speci¬ 
mens. Another notable thing con¬ 
cerning this collection is the fresh¬ 
ness of the colors, the prints having 
been kept away from the light as 
much as possible for a century and a 
quarter. During Revolutionary and 
Napoleonic times they were kept hid¬ 
den by their owners, so as to pre¬ 
vent their destruction; later they 
were kept in the portfolios of col¬ 
lectors, so that light has only par¬ 
tially dimmed their pristine beauty 
and bright coloring. 
Having chosen your print and 
made up your mind just where you 
are going to place it, the task then 
devolves upon you of choosing a 
proper frame. It is not at all safe 
to leave this matter to the frame 
maker, for the setting of a French 
print is just as important as any¬ 
thing else in a French room, and if a 
mistake is made, the whole effect 
may be marred. Even a Whistler 
frame won’t do. Two styles are 
eminently appropriate. One is a sim¬ 
ple little carved frame with an orna¬ 
mental top—a crest of some sort 
which, however, must not bend low 
enough to obscure any of the pic¬ 
ture. The other is a beautiful little 
ribbon design lightly and coquettish- 
ly flowing all around the print. 
One point remains. A person may 
grow tired of the mastery of a Rem¬ 
brandt, of the beauty of a Titian, of 
the repulsiveness of a Degas, but 
one never will grow tired of a French 
print. Voila! 
The Surest Flowers for This Summer’s Bloom 
(Continued from page 27) 
which are truly gigantic in size. In 
selecting varieties for the same bed, 
choose colors which will harmonize, 
or solid colors which will produce a 
striking and artistic effect. The 
height must also be considered, for 
they range all the way from 2)4' to 6'. 
Three dozen bulbs, will plant a cir¬ 
cular bed about 10' in diameter. 
Like dahlias, the roots may be started 
inside in March or early April and 
set outside after danger of frost. 
In planting the bulbs, it is best, as 
with dahlias, to plant single or double 
roots in preference to whole clumps. 
Only one or two should be put in a 
place. They like very rich soil and 
need abundance of water. The roots 
should not be planted deep, the eye 
or tip of the tuber being about level 
with the surface after being covered 
and the soil lightly pressed down. 
Another excellent flower from 
many viewpoints is the tuberous 
rooted begonia. To produce immedi¬ 
ate effects when planted out, they 
should, of course, be started earlier 
indoors. But if set out late in May 
in a rather light, rich soil, and kept 
well watered as they begin to develop, 
they will reach the flowering stage 
very quickly. Until frost they will 
be an ever-increasing mass of bloom. 
The bulbs, which are round and 
fleshy, should be planted with the 
concave side up and not covered very 
deeply. In light soil they can be put 
in 2" or 3" deep, but only barely cov¬ 
ered at first, the soil being filled in 
later for better support. Two new 
double sorts, especially worthy of 
trial, are: Zeppelin, a rich orange and 
scarlet; and Lafayette, bright crim¬ 
son. The plants are quite dwarf, not 
over 1' high, but they flower with the 
greatest freedom. 
The Best Bulbs for Foliage 
For an effective background for 
plantings of bulbs or flowers or a 
tropical effect on the lawn, Caladium 
esculcntum (“Elephant’s Ear”) is the 
best thing to use. Given a rich soil, 
a somewhat shady position and plenty 
of water, it grows with the most 
marvelous rapidity, throwing up 
gigantic leaves several feet in length, 
and over 2' wide. The fancy¬ 
leaved caladium may be grown out¬ 
doors successfully under the same 
general conditions. 
Other plants of tropical effect are 
some varieties of the calla lilies: 
Riehardia Elliottiana, which has 
large yellow flowers with healthy 
dark green foliage spotted with 
white; Alba maculata, with green 
leaves mottled white and white 
flowers with black centers. Plant 
them out in May after the ground 
is thoroughly warmed up. They may 
be dug up in the fall and stored for 
the winter like other summer flower¬ 
ing bulbs. 
Two very pretty and very cheap 
little bulbs (they cost but about two 
cents each in quantity) are the 
“Irish” anemones and summer-flower¬ 
ing oxalis. The former have dainty 
flowers of various colors 4" or more 
in diameter. The latter, while grow¬ 
ing only 1' or so in height, produces 
the greatest profusion of pink or 
lavender flowering clusters. Both are 
good for edging and bouquets. 
Summer Hyacinths and Ismene 
Beans 
Of more imposing growth are the 
summer hyacinth and the giant Is¬ 
mene bean. The former produces 
large, bushy plants of lily-like foliage, 
and throws up imposing stalks of 
flowers which look not a little like the 
well known hardy yucca, or Adam’s 
Needle. The Ismene is still unknown 
in many gardens; it is one of the 
quickest of all bulbs to produce re¬ 
sults, flowering within a few weeks 
after planting. The white flowers 
somewhat resemble a giant amaryllis, 
but are much more graceful and artis¬ 
tic in form. Either the hyacinth or 
the Ismene can be used with telling 
effect against a wall or a background 
of evergreens or shrubs. 
Two bulbs of somewhat similar 
habits to the gladioli are montbretias 
and tigridias, or shell flowers. The 
newer or giant flowering' montbretias 
are distinct from the old sorts and 
worthy of a place in any garden. 
They produce strong flowered stems 
resembling those of the gladiolus, 3' 
to 4' in height, with individual 
flowers opening to a width of 3" to 4". 
They are quite hardy—in fact sur¬ 
vive winters where the gladiolus 
perishes—and can be planted early. 
Even the finest varieties cost but 
40 to 70 cents a dozen. The tigridia 
is one of the most gorgeous, and also 
one of the most distinctive of all 
garden flowers. It is doubly valu¬ 
able because of its long continued 
season of bloom. 
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